News &amp; Features - February 2011

Loveland resident Boyd Johnson holds a copy of his book, "My War Diary," as he poses in his home Friday in front of some memorabilia from his military service during World War II.

Aaron Armstrong, 15, right, learns how Susan Epperson's 4-harness loom works while Erin Epperson, back left, teaches Sidney Callahan, 13, the process of spinning yarn on a spindle during the Fiber Fun Fest on Saturday at The Ranch.

Rebekah Skinner picks up some income tax forms Friday afternoon at a display set up in the Loveland Public Library.

Teresa Mueller, left, performs a financial review for Tim St. Louis on Wednesday afternoon in the conference room at Mueller and Associates, 762 W. Eisenhower Blvd.

Andrew Freese, a certified arborist with Asplundh Tree Expert Co., uses a chain saw to trim trees Thursday afternoon at North Lake Park. Freese said he was removing hazards and dead limbs from the trees.

Traffic streams in and around the intersection of Eisenhower Boulevard and Centerra Parkway at the entrances to 2534 and The Promenade Shops at Centerra on Wednesday evening.

Youngsters work on a drill during a pre-kindergarten to kindergarten age indoor soccer class on Tuesday afternoon in the small gymnasium at the Chilson Recreation Center. From left are Owen Walsh, 3, Cole Broccoli, 5, Eva Wald, 4, and Julia Lukton, 4.

City of Loveland budget officer John Hartman, left, speaks during a Financial Sustainablility meeting on Wednesday in the city council chamber.

Loveland resident, Hillary Schefter, plays the harp for the NICU on Friday at St. Joseph's in Denver. Schefter stayed in the NICU 25 years ago when she was born and is now giving back by volunteering here once a week.(Photo by Gabriel Christus)

Laurie Bacheller, RNC, watches as Hillary Schefter plays the harp in the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit on Friday at St. Joseph's in Denver. Bacheller was Schefter's nurse in the NICU 25 years ago. (Photo by Gabriel Christus)

Loveland resident, Hillary Schefter, plays the harp for the NICU on Friday at St. Joseph's in Denver. Schefter stayed in the NICU 25 years ago when she was born and is now giving back by volunteering here once a week.(Photo by Gabriel Christus)

Big Thompson Elementary School fifth graders Rylee Burton, 10, left, and Seth Keck, 11, dump food scraps they collected over the lunch period into a worm bin located outside the school. The two worm wranglers collected more than 20 pounds of scraps for the bin.

Larimer County Youth Conservation Corps member Cassandra Leverette, center, explains the benefits of a lower flow faucet attachment to Donna Sisson, right, while Sisson's brother, Cliff Carlstrom, looks during an energy audit on Friday in Sisson's apartment in Loveland.

Donna Sisson, right, watches as Larimer County Youth Conservation Corps member Will Wright installs a compact flourescent lightbulb in her apartment Friday during an energy audit by the volunteer group.

Larimer County Youth Conservation Corps member Cassandra Leverette applies a bead of caulk around a window inside Loveland resident Donna Sisson's apartment during an energy audit Friday by the volunteer group.

Larimer County Youth Conservation Corps member Will Wright installs a compact flourescent lightbulb in a hallway fixture in Loveland resident Donna Sisson's apartment Friday during an energy audit by the volunteer group.

Cliff Carlstrom, left, assists Larimer County Youth Conservation Corps member Cassandra Leverette as she installs a retractable clothesline in a bedroom of Donna Sisson's apartment in Loveland on Friday.

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B.F. Kitchen Elementary School kindergarten teacher Bill Wride plays guitar as he sings a song with his students Tuesday afternoon. Wride is one of only 24 male teachers in the Thompson School District and the only male kindergarten teacher.

Students Michael Bloom, left, and Jordan Johns prepare to test CO2 cars Tuesday. Bloom won first place in hydrodynamics and elastic powered vehicles.